Autographic register



Nov. 29, 1927.

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u [TED STATES m A. JACKSON, OF DAYTON, OHIO, OI DAYTON, OHIO,

ASSIGN 'OB TO THE EG'BY REGISTER COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

AUTOGRAPHIG REGISTER.

Application filed August,11, 1924. Serial No. 781,386.

My invention relates to autographic registers. It is the object of my invention to provide an autographic re ster in which the several sheets are automatically realigned at the end of each stroke in ejectinga given length of the sheets. It is a particular object of my invention to provide such aligning means which will automatically operate to align the m sheets though slightly difiering in length, no matter what may be the length of the particular sheets which are being ejected. other words, it is my object to provide an aligning means which is adaptable to variw ous lengths of sheets, and sheets of a given set of bills slightly-varying in length.-

It is a further object o my invention to provide means for ejecting the sheets and then for relieving thesheets of an contact m with the ejecting means so that t e sheets may recoil or be drawn backwardly to align them against the aligning means which has become engaged with them.

It is a particular object of this invention to provide means which cannot be operated to release the until the ali ing means has dropped into apertures in t e sheetsJwhereupon the sheets will be released and the aligning means can W be fully operated by the released sheets being pulled back against the aligning means.

It isa special object of this invention to have the register to act automatically in every part possible without finger manipulation. The register may have a fixed throw for any length of bills and -a crank is provided with an automatic stop. All the aligning means, cams, fingers, weight rollers and aligning apertures work together automatically. ThlS is very important in economy of time as fin er manipulationis slow and clumsy. Anot different length of bills without changing the gears or actuating means. whereby a in of the desired length may be e ected with one operation of thefcrank',

Referring to the drawings;

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the reg1ster embodying my invention from the handle side of the register. I K

Figure 2 is a perspective of the aligmng In parts just prior spreading cam.

sheets for aligning purposes er important object of this invention is to provide means for using 11 Then the sheets of Figure 3 is an end elevation of the alignmg means.

' Figure of the register disclosing the interior arran ement of the several parts.

igure 5 is an enlarged end elevation with ,the writing table artially in section showmg the ejecting r0 Is in their separated posit1on with the spreading cam in operation and the alignmg means in osition.

Figure 6 is a similar VIGW showing the v to the separation of the rolls and prior to the aligning means dropping into the apertures in the sheets.

Figure 7 is a perspectiv .view of tire Figur e 8 1s a to Ian view of the registe' r with the slide plaliePcover and writing'table removed. a

Figure 9 is a detail sectional view taken centrally through the gearing forthe ejecting rollers.

Figure 10 is a partial side elevation and sectional view illustrating the manner of pivotally mounting the 1 refers to the base 0 the register which has a side wall 2 on either side thereof. 3 desi ates the rear wall and 4 the front wall of t e register, which is 4 is a' vertical longitudinal section pivoted to the base at 5. 6 refers to a senesof rolls spaced from one another and journaled in the side walls of the register casing. The paper supporting members or spindles are generally des1gnated'7 and may be of any desired character. The sheets of papenfrom the rolls 6 pass rearwardly under crossbar or rolls 12 mounted on spring arms 11, said rolls 12 riding on sheets of paper 8 for the purpose of pulling the sheets backwardly at t e aligning point. The sprin arms 11 exert light tension on the paper r0 ls, which tension prevents said rolls from unwindi while rolls 12 pull paper rearwardly. Selig tension of spring arms 11 also aid to align paper webs by causing recoil of sheets. paper from the rolls '6 which are designated 8 pass 'rearwardly over the weighted rollers 9, which are supported on either side of the register in the tapered 7 rollers 24 and 25, within the raised housing 16 of the cover 15. Within this housin 16 close to and in the rear of rollers 24 and 25 is located a transverse bar 17 which is pivotally mounted in the sidewalls of the register by arms 17 secured to the bar 17 b nuts 17 and provided with apertures 17 tli rough which freely pass suitable fastening means which are secured in the sidewalls of the register. Upon the bar '17 is mounted an adjustable plate 18 held to the bar 17 by the set screws 19 which are located in the slots 20 of the plate 18. Said slots 20 serve to adjust aligning teeth 21 to varying positions of aligning apertures 40. The plate 18 carries the allgnin teeth 21, which are provided with vertica front faces 22 and tapered rear faces 23. The tapered rear faces 23 of teeth 21 serve the purpose, as bills are cranked forward, to automatically lift the teeth 21 out of the apertures 40. These said teeth riding on the sheets of paper hold the cross bar 17 up and bring pin 39 into contact with pin 38 which holds cams until apertures 40 are brought under teeth 21. These rollers 24 and 25 move the sheets out of the register beneath the cutting ed e 26. The forward end of the cover 15 is Tield in position by the fingers 27 of the cover slide 28 overlapping the fingers 29 on the forward end of the cover 15'.

The upper roll has a projecting shaft upon which is mounted a sliding collar 30. This collar is provided with a spring 31 secured thereto by a screw 31' and the free end of which, as at 32, has a plunger 33 projecting through the collar and frietionally engaging the end of the roller 24. The purpose of this frictional engagement is to cause the collar to travel with roller 24 until pin 38 comes in contact with projecting pin 39 described below. Said frictional engagement also serves to aid the cams 34 and 35 to press between the rollers 24 and 25. This collar also carries cams 34 and 35 which have knurled outer surfaces 35. The cam '34 is rigidly secured to the collar 30 while the cam 35 is loosely mounted on said collar and slidably attached to the cam 34. This sliding relation of the cams is accomplished by the cam 34 having a slotted way 34 through whicha pin 34 rigidly secured to the cam 35 is adapted to extend. The cam 35 has bifurcated arms 36 adapted to fit about the collar 30 and held in place by a screw'37. This double cam feature is for the purpose of adjusting the register to different engthened sheets from time to time and when it is desired to change the length of the sheets the screws 37 and 34 are simply loosened and the cam 35 moved to the proper position with respect to the cam 34, when th screw is again tightened. Carried on the v cam 34v is a transversely extending pin 38 which is-adapted to ride upon the projecting the entrance of such pins into the paper I provide in the writing table 13 apertures 41. 4

In order to separate the rolls 24 and 25 I provide a handle 43 mounted on a shaft 44,

'which operates a gear 45, an idler gear 46 and a gear 47 secured to a disk 47 carried on a stud shaft 47 projecting from the sidewall of the register. The disk 47 has a knurled outer part 48 which engages with the knurled surfaces 35 of the cams 34 and 35 when they are brought into operation. (Figs. 5 and 6). It will be understood that the shaft 44 extends through both sidewalls of the register and that there is a set of these gears and cams on the outside of each of said walls.

Also operated by the handle 43 is a large gear 49 mounted on the interior of the register upon the shaft 44. A pawl 50 pivotally mounted at 51 upon the inside of one of the sidewalls of the register is adapted to engage the gear 49 for the purpose of preventing any backward movement thereof. The large gear 49 also actuates an idler gear 49' mounted upon the inside wall of the register frame by means of a stud 49", which in turn actuates a gear 49 secured to the lower roller 25 which actuates a gear 49 secured to the upper roller 24. On the opposite end of the roller 25 is a gear 49*- which is the means of transferring motion to the record roll 57 by means of the train of gearing 53, 54, and 56. The handle is brought to rest at the end of each revolution by the pivoted stop 58, which is carried on the outside of the register side wall. The gearing of the registeris timed so the aligning teeth 21 and cams 34 and 35 and apertures 40 will act at the same time and in correct relation to end of bills or when crank 23 is brought into contact with stop 58.

In general, the operation of this register is as follows. The paper sheets are gripped by ejecting rollers of conventional type and are moved outwardly from the machine by the action of these rollers. The sheets have pairs of spaced perforations located at intervals between the forms printed on the sheets. These rollers move the sheets beneath pins until the pins drop into the apertures in the sheets. While the bills are being extracted and just prior to the aligning means dropping into said apertures, the spreading cams which are mounted on the ends of the upper roller come in contact with the cross bar on the under side of which are the aligning fingers and said cams are held in a stationary position and caused to slip on the upper roller until the aligning means drops into the holes, whereupon it is permitted to move with the upper roller andspread the upper roller from the lower roller. This release of the sheets, due to the spreading of the rolls, permits the sheets to slide back.- wardly against the vertical faces of the aligning pins due to the action of certain weights or rolls pulling the paper backwardly when it is free to move backwardly.

I desire to comprehend within my invention such modifications which may be necessary to adapt it to varying conditions.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In an autographic register having 21 plurality of perforated sheets,'feeding means to engage the sheets to feed them a predetermined distance, spreading means to render the feeding means inactive, aligning means adapted to ride on the surface of one of said sheets and to then hold outof action said spreading means said apertures and at that time to release the spreading meansto permit it to act on the feeding means to release the paper and enable the aligning means to function in aligning the sheets, said aligning means being also ada ted to automatically ride out of said per orations on a further movement of the feeding means, and means to pull said during the rotation the walls of the sheets backwardly to cause to abut the pins perforations in the paper in aligning the sheets.

2. In an autographic register having a plurality of sheets with spaced transversely arranged pairs of perforations, a pair of ejecting rolls engaging the sheets, a trans verse aligning member with depending teeth adapted to ride on the sheets and to drop into the apertures, means on one of the rollers for spreadin said rollers, said spreading means being a apted to be held stationary of the roller carrying it until the aligning, teeth shall have entered the apertures in the sheets whereupon the rolls are spread by the spreading means and the sheets are loosened for alignment, and means for backward movement of the sheets to align them against the aligning means.

3. In an autographic register having 1 plurality of superimposed sheets with spaced pairs of transversely located apertures, a pair of ejecting rolls engaging the sheets, one of said rollers having collars frictioiially held on the ends thereof and adapted to slide thereon, disks mounted on the side walls of said register, cams carried by said collars adapted to engage with said disks to spread the rollers apart, a transverse bar, aligning and also adapted to enter carried by said collar,

fingers on said bar andmeans on the bar and on the cam to engage one another when the cam comes opposite the bar prior to spreading the rollers to render the cam inoperative while the rollers are moving until the aligning fingers drop into the apertures of the paper upon which the fingers have been riding, and means to pull said sheets backwardly to cause the walls of the paper to abut the aligning fingers.

4;. In an autograpliic register having a plurality of superimposed sheets with spaced pairs of transversely located apertures, a

pair of ejecting rollers engaging the sheets,

one of said rollers having a collar frictionally held on the end thereof and adapted to slide thereon, a disk mounted on the side wall of said register, a cam carried by said collar adapted to engage with said disk to so spread the rollers apart, a transverse bar, aligning fingers on said bar, means on the bar and on the cam to engage one another when the cam comes opposite the bar prior to spreading the rollers to render the cam in operative while the rollers are moving until the aligning fingers drop into the apertures of the paper upon which the fingers have been riding, frictional surfaces on said disk and on said cams to permit of their frictional engagement, and means sheets backwardly to cause'the walls of the perforations in the paper to abut the aligning fingers.

5. In an autographic register having a plurality of superimposed sheets with spaced pairs of transversely located apertures, a

pair of e ecting rolls-engaging the sheets, one

of said rollers having collars frictionally held on the ends thereof and adapted ,to slide thereon, disks mounted on the side walls of said register, cams carried by said collars adapted to engage with said disks to spread the rollers apart, a transverse bar, aligning fingers on said bar and means on the bar and on the cam to engage one another when the cams come opposite the bar prior ing the rollers to render the cams IIIOPBI'Q:

tive while the rollers are moving until the no aligning fingers drop into the apertures of -the paper upon which the fingers have been riding, one member of said cams having means for engaging said collar so that said member may relatively to the other member of the cam and means to pull said sheets backwardly to cause the walls of the perforations in the paper to abut the aligning fingers.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature. no

PHILIP A. JACKSON,

the perforations in 7 to pull said to spreadbe readily adjusted in-place 

